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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Viking Pr
Publication date
September 1, 1951
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670428359
ISBN-10
0670428353
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$3.50
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A Newbery Honor Book
Will Ronnie have to spend Christmas stranded in a lighthouse?
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Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse for two December weeks while its keeper takes a much-needed vacation. Ronnie learns to love the slap of the waves against the Rock, sleeping in a bunk, climbing the winding staircase, and lighting the great lamp each night, and he looks forward to telling his family about it Christmas. But the days go by, and the lighthouse keeper doesnât return to take them home.
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âJulia Sauer has again captured in words the delight of a perfect moment.â âLibrary JournalÂ
"A beautiful story." âThe Christian Science Monitor
Will Ronnie have to spend Christmas stranded in a lighthouse?
Â
Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse for two December weeks while its keeper takes a much-needed vacation. Ronnie learns to love the slap of the waves against the Rock, sleeping in a bunk, climbing the winding staircase, and lighting the great lamp each night, and he looks forward to telling his family about it Christmas. But the days go by, and the lighthouse keeper doesnât return to take them home.
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âJulia Sauer has again captured in words the delight of a perfect moment.â âLibrary JournalÂ
"A beautiful story." âThe Christian Science Monitor
Editions
Hardcover
from Peter Smith Pub Inc (January 1, 1995); titled "The Light at Tern Rock"
9780844668048 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $21.25
About: Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation.
About: Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Viking Pr (September 1, 1951)
9780670428359 | details & prices | List price $3.50
About: A Newbery Honor Book Will Ronnie have to spend Christmas stranded in a lighthouse?
About: A Newbery Honor Book Will Ronnie have to spend Christmas stranded in a lighthouse?
Paperback
With Georges Schreiber (other contributor) |
from Puffin (April 1, 1994); titled "The Light at Tern Rock"
9780140368574 | details & prices | 62 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.15 lbs | List price $4.99
About: Ronnie and his aunt take care of the lighthouse while the keeper is on vacation, and when he does not return as expected, they discover that Tern Rock is a perfect place to spend Christmas
About: Ronnie and his aunt take care of the lighthouse while the keeper is on vacation, and when he does not return as expected, they discover that Tern Rock is a perfect place to spend Christmas
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 1, 1994); titled "The Light at Tern Rock"
9780606065306 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.35 lbs | List price $13.60
About: Ronnie and his aunt take care of the lighthouse while the keeper is on vacation, and when he does not return as expected, they discover that Tern Rock is a perfect place to spend Christmas
About: Ronnie and his aunt take care of the lighthouse while the keeper is on vacation, and when he does not return as expected, they discover that Tern Rock is a perfect place to spend Christmas
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